Alonzo Boone vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Alonzo Boone
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alonzo Boone built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 3.9 and 1.407 for Alonzo Boone. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alonzo Boone and Ted Wilks

Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.17
55.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
8.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
40.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
35.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Alonzo Boone and Ted Wilks

Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.77
90.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.04
66.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alonzo Boone and Ted Wilks

Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
54
267.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
555.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
69.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
21.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
19
94.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
99.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
10.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA